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• The Amazing Spider-Man Reviews Round-up

  

  Marvel franchise goes back to its roots with a Spider-Man origins story. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Planned Doctor Strike Provokes Backlash

  

  Doctors: Caring or greedy? The background The first planned doctors’ strike in the UK for forty years has caused considerable controversy. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Rodney King Dead at 47

  

  Acquittal of LAPD officers who savagely beat King sparked 1992 Los Angeles riots. What has changed since then? Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Accusations of Military ‘coup’ Overshadow Egypt’s Second-round Presidential...

  

  As interim military council extends its powers after second-round presidential elections, was Tahrir Square revolution just the start of army rule in Egypt? Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Greeks Vote for ‘Pro-Austerity’ New Democracy

  

  Greek Parliament: Greeks narrowly handed the June 17 election to New Democracy. Now what? The background Greece avoided “Drachmageddon” on Sunday when voters... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 CURRENT, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras the Real Winner in Greek Elections – and Greece is the...

  

  New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras must now form a coalition after his party won the June 17 Greek election by a slim margin. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Nine-year-old NeverSeconds Food Blogger Martha Payne 1 Argyll and Bute Council...

  

  One of nine-year-old Martha Payne's school dinners. Photo: NEVERSECONDS/MARTHA PAYNE The background A ban on a nine-year-old girl food blogger taking photos of... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Stand Up, Mr Dick: Some Very Poorly Placed Stickers

  

  Scoped Out presents to you some very poorly placed stickers, as seen on the website Funny or Die. Here you will find the marvelous sex poncho; the delights of... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Spanish Caves Have Oldest Cave Art – Did Neanderthals Make It?

  

  Some of the Spanish cave paintings. Photocredit: EpochTimes The background The oldest cave art yet found has been discovered in 11 locations in Spain, at... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, CURRENT, HISTORY

• Euro 2012: What England Need to Do to Beat Sweden

  

  Football manager Roy Hodgson. Photo credit: ajlisss http://flic.kr/p/8amkTf The background England’s cagey 1-1 draw in their opening Euro 2012 game against grou... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis is Experimental and Intriguing, but Divides Critics

  

  Robert Pattinson in Cosmopolis The background Cosmopolis is David Cronenberg’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s novel (published in 2003) about the state of... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 CURRENT, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Bank of England Announces Plans to Ease Economic Recovery

  

  At the annual Mansion House speech, Bank of England head Sir Mervyn King announced plans to ease the economic crisis. But will it be enough? Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 BUSINESS, CURRENT, ECONOMICS, SOCIETY

• David Cameron at the Leveson Inquiry Emerges Mostly Unscathed

  

  David Cameron emerges from Leveson inquiry unscathed photo: University Hospitals Birmingham The background The Leveson inquiry into the ethics of media grinds o... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• David Cameron Emerges from His Leveson Inquiry Grilling Bruised but Not Battered

  

  David Cameron emerges from Leveson inquiry unscathed photo: University Hospitals Birmingham The background The Leveson inquiry into the ethics of media grinds o... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Viral Video: Steve Jobs Vs Bill Gates Epic Rap Battle

  

  Who's the greatest out of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs? Maybe the Epic Rap Battles video can help you decide. Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2012 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY, TECH, VIRAL

• Viral Video: ‘Obama Guy’ is Totally Crushed out on President Obama

  

  US President Barack Obama. Photo credit: Geoff Livingston It’s well known that President Barack Obama has a battle on his hands to win re-election. But he’s sur... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCIETY

• Barclays Premier League: Five Reasons Why Queens Park Rangers Are on the Way up

  

  QPR fans celebrate a goal at Cardiff, 2011. Photo credit: Jon Candy Amid all the hullabaloo over the European Championships it’s easy for English football fans... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 CURRENT, SOCCER, SPORTS

• The Lower River by Paul Theroux Delights Most Critics

  

  Malawi, where The Lower River is set. Photo: Jack Zalium The background The Lower River by Paul Theroux is about an American, Ellis Hock, who returns to... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT

• Gatz, a Full Length Reading of The Great Gatsby, Both Delights and Bores Critics

  

  Gatz, a full length reading of F Scott FItzgerald's The Great Gatsby, is proving to both wow and bore critics in equal measure. Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY, THEATRE & OPERA

• Invisible Art at the Hayward Gallery Delights Critics

  

  Invisible: Art of the Unseen Photocredit: Hayward Gallery The background The Hayward Gallery in London has opened a show, Invisible: Art about the Unseen, with... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, CURRENT, SOCIETY